Power Outages in Hardin County, OH
As of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC, about 1 customers are without power in Hardin County, OH across 1 reported incident. Dayton Power & Light Co, Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co and Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc publish only a system-wide total, not county figures. There is no live feed for Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc and Logan County Coop Power & Light, so outages in their service area aren't counted. In 2025, the average customer here lost power for about 4.5 hours.
Hardin County, OH is served by 6 tracked utilities.
Cite this data
- URL
- https://massoutage.com/ohio/hardin-county
- As of
- October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC
- Publisher
- MassOutage
MassOutage, "Power Outages in Hardin County, OH", live data as of October 15, 2026 00:30 UTC. https://massoutage.com/ohio/hardin-county
Not counted: no live feed for Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc and Logan County Coop Power & Light.
0.0%of this county's ~16,516 customers are served by utilities with a county-level live feed.
We can't see outages for: Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc, Logan County Coop Power & Light. Their customers are not in any number on this page; check their own outage maps.
System-wide total only, no county split: Dayton Power & Light Co, Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co, Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc.
| Utility | Feed | Out | Served | % out | Small outages | Incidents | Utility ETR | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Power & Light Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ohio Power Co | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | Live · total only | not by county | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Logan County Coop Power & Light | No live feed | can't see | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Electricity-dependent residents
HHS emPOWER · data October 7, 2026Medicare beneficiaries in Hardin Countywho rely on electricity-dependent medical equipment (ventilators, oxygen concentrators, home dialysis, powered wheelchairs, and more). HHS reports counts of 1–10 as “≤11”. Medicare only, so the full at-risk population is larger.
By ZIP code (10)
| ZIP | Power-dependent | Ventilators | O2 concentrators | Home dialysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 43326 | 191 | ≤11 | 162 | ≤11 |
| 45810 | 86 | ≤11 | 70 | ≤11 |
| 43310 | 44 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 45843 | 37 | 0 | 32 | ≤11 |
| 45812 | 31 | ≤11 | 25 | 0 |
| 43340 | 23 | 0 | 20 | ≤11 |
| 45836 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 45859 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 45835 | ≤11 | 0 | ≤11 | 0 |
| 43346 | ≤11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Emergency managers can request identified beneficiary lists through their state health department via the HHS emPOWER program.
Outage began, grew, restoration estimate changed, restored: by email, Slack, Teams, Discord or signed webhook, for Hardin County or any town and utility in it.
- Freeze WarningSEVERE
Hardin County has been under 15 National Weather Service alerts recently, most recently a Freeze Warning on October 18, 2026.
- Flood Watch ×6
- Special Weather Statement ×6
- Freeze Warning ×2
- Freeze Watch ×1
Hardest-hit cities in Hardin County
Where this event is concentrated across the county's towns and townships.
Live outage counts are tracked at the county level; a city-by-city split within Hardin Countyisn't available yet.
Historical reliability
In 2025, the average customer in Hardin County went about 4.5 hours without power. Peak simultaneous outage on record reached 6,707 customers.
The US EIA reports Ohio utilities averaged 3.4 hrs without power per customer (SAIDI) in 2025, a cross-check on our county estimate of 4.5 hrs.
Worst year here was 2019 (peak 3,309 customers out) · decade average 2.8 hrs without power per customer/yr.
| Year | Outage events | Peak customers out | Avg hrs/customer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 211 | 1,266 | 1.0 |
| 2016 | 212 | 995 | 2.2 |
| 2017 | 332 | 1,527 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | 465 | 4,091 | 2.0 |
| 2019 | 427 | 3,309 | 4.5 |
| 2020 | 472 | 3,140 | 2.4 |
| 2021 | 443 | 3,360 | 3.4 |
| 2022 | 493 | 5,671 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 436 | 3,333 | 3.0 |
| 2024 | 466 | 6,707 | 2.6 |
| 2025 | 578 | 4,255 | 4.5 |
Cost of power in Hardin County
ENERGY & AI DEMAND →Estimated residential electricity price for Hardin County, customer-weighted across the utilities serving it (US EIA, 2025). Retail prices aren't published at the county level; this is a derived estimate.
- Ohio Power Co19.0¢537,711 cust
- Dayton Power & Light Co16.1¢142,651 cust
- Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc16.8¢12,392 cust
- Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc17.3¢11,292 cust
Weighted by each utility's residential customer count (utilities report customers at the state level; a per-county share isn't published). Rising retail prices track a national demand surge; see energy & the data-center boom.
Relatively Moderate high winds exposure · 2.8 hrs/yr of outages over the last decade.
Power outages in Hardin County: FAQ
- How often does Hardin County, OH lose power?
- Based on EAGLE-I records, Hardin County, OH logged 578 distinct outage events in 2025, averaging about 4.5 hours without power per customer over the year.
- What was the worst power outage in Hardin County, OH?
- The largest tracked outage peaked at 6,707 customers without power, beginning October 17, 2024 and lasting about 7d 23h.
- Is there a power outage in Hardin County, OH right now?
- Yes, about 1 customers are currently without power across 1 reported incident(s).
- Which utilities serve Hardin County, OH?
- Tracked electric providers include Dayton Power & Light Co, Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc, Ohio Power Co.
Outages are tracked at the county level; these ZIP codes fall within Hardin County.
43310, 43326, 43340, 43346, 45810, 45812, 45835, 45836, 45843, 45859
Electric providers serving this county
From EIA-861 service territory, with official reliability where reported.
| Provider | Official SAIDI (EIA) | Live | Report outage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio Power Co | 3.7 hrs | Live · total only | |
| Dayton Power & Light Co | 2.8 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc | 1.0 hrs | No live feed | - |
| Union Rural Electric Coop, Inc | 3.1 hrs | Live · total only | - |
| Mid-Ohio Energy Coop, Inc | - | Live · total only | - |
| Logan County Coop Power & Light | - | No live feed | - |
Data from DOE/ORNL ODIN, DOE EAGLE-I, EIA Form 861 (utility reliability), EIA electricity retail prices and FEMA National Risk Index, every source we read. Historical figures derive from the DOE/ORNL EAGLE-I dataset (EAGLE-I tracked roughly 0% of Ohio customers). Machine-readable data: /api/v1/counties/39065 and /api/v1/counties/39065/history. Live data as of .